Your Opportunity as the Manager, Plant Finance Services
Lead our Frozen Handhelds and Spreads team, supporting multiple manufacturing sites (Peanut Butter, JJP and Fruit Processing) and their corresponding financial activities. Leverage your technical expertise in business planning, developing budgets, and facilitating continuous improvement initiatives.
Location: Orrville, OH Corporate Office
Work Arrangements: Hybrid - onsite a minimum of 9 days a month primarily during core weeks as determined by the Company; maybe more as business need requires
In this role you will:
Lead, coach, and develop team of financial analysts
Review and approve journal entries and account reconciliations
Review, analyze and forecast manufacturing and absorption variances
Help lead monthly financial reviews with plant leadership teams and operations leadership
Prepare reports and supporting analysis to aid in management decisions
Coordination on cost metrics with plant teams to drive cost improvements, identify and track savings opportunities
Participate and/or manage department resources to complete plant inventories and cycle counts
Participate in business planning; develop fiscal year budgets and review with plant, operations and SBA leadership
Facilitate annual plant standard reviews
Work with team members to develop new product costing in accordance with costing standards
Support close as needed to achieve a 3 to 4 day close
Identify areas of improvements and standardization
Work with external auditors on quarterly and annual audits
Assist with management of internal controls
Assure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and corporate policies for assigned responsibilities
Travel to plants multiple times per year (quarterly for larger sites)
What we are looking for:
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in finance or accounting
5+ years of Finance or Accounting experience
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
Strong prioritization and organizational skills
Great attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy
Ability to travel 25-35% of the year
Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:
Experience supporting financial activities for an operations/manufacturing facility
The Right Place for You
We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs, and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.
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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in finance or accounting
- 5+ years of Finance or Accounting experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word
- Strong prioritization and organizational skills
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to travel 25-35% of the year
- Experience supporting financial activities for an operations/manufacturing facility
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What We Do
Each generation of consumers leaves their mark on culture by establishing new expectations for food and the companies that make it. At The J.M. Smucker Co., it is our privilege to be at the heart of this dynamic with a portfolio that appeals to each generation of people and pets with products found in 90 percent of U.S. homes and countless restaurants. This includes a mix of iconic brands consumers have always loved such as Folgers®, Jif® and Milk-Bone® and new favorites like Café Bustelo®, Smucker’s® Uncrustables® and Rachael Ray® Nutrish®. By continuing to immerse ourselves in consumer and pet parent preferences for food, how it’s purchased and how the companies that make it should operate, we will maintain the important role we play in their lives. This will allow us to continue growing our business and the positive impact we have on all of those who count on us.
